Situation in the Middle East
- After the death of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, the management of the country has temporarily passed to a council that includes President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary, and a representative of the Guardian Council. Information has also been confirmed regarding the death of the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Secretary of the Defense Council.
- The U.S. Central Command reported the loss of three servicemen as a result of recent events.
- A multinational military base near Erbil in Iraq and a Bundeswehr camp in Jordan were shelled from Tehran. AFP representatives clarified that German servicemen were not targets of the attacks.
- Donald Trump stated that as a result of U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran, 48 people were killed, including military personnel and officials.
- Iran also attacked American bases in Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, with reports of three fatalities in the UAE and one in Kuwait. Additionally, Iranian forces are striking Israel; in Beit Shemesh, at least nine people were killed in a synagogue due to a missile strike.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the authorization for the U.S. to use British bases for defensive operations.
- Foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, held a remote meeting and stated their right to retaliate against Iran.
- The Association of Tour Operators of Russia informed that hotels in Dubai and Sharjah are evicting tourists, but due to the attacks, airports are closed.
- The Iranian news agency IRNA reported that three oil tankers belonging to the U.S. and the UK were attacked by missiles and caught fire. U.S. and UK officials have not yet commented on this information.
- Prices for Brent and Nymex oil surged by more than 10% at the opening of Asian markets on Monday.
- Israeli military forces began striking Hezbollah positions in Lebanon.
- A shooting occurred in a bar in Austin, Texas, carried out by a man wearing a T-shirt with the image of the Iranian flag; as a result, two people were killed, 14 were injured, and the shooter was neutralized by the police.
The residence of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, after a missile strike. Satellite image IDF / GPO / SIPA / Scanpix / LETA.
Conflict between Ukraine and Russia
- As a result of an airstrike by Russian forces on an agricultural enterprise in the Sumy region, two women were killed, and another was injured, reported Ukrainian rescuers.
- In the Bryansk region of Russia, a woman became a victim of an attack by a Ukrainian drone.
- The city of Dnipro was attacked by Russian drones, and one person was injured.
- On the night of March 1, Russian strike drones attacked Odessa, but no casualties were reported.
- Debris from a drone fell on the roof of a multi-story building in Novorossiysk, and no one was injured.
- Ukraine imposed sanctions against a dozen Russian transport companies.
- The Belgian armed forces, supported by France, captured a tanker that belonged to the Russian "shadow fleet" for the first time.
